Trio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tri·os.
  1. a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
  2. a company of three singers or players.
  3. any group of three persons or things.
  4. a subordinate division of a minuet, scherzo, march, etc., usually in a contrasted key and style (perhaps originally written for three instruments or in three parts).
noun plural trios
  1. a group of three people or things
  2. music
    • a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
    • a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key
  3. three cards of the same rank
Trio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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